‘Why did they cover the sand?’

That’s what our 3-year-old asked today in a tiny, questioning tone, as he stood staring at the edge of the wood chip covered space that was a sand box up until a week or so ago.

A couple other kids who came prepared to dig in the sand at the park near the corner of Phinney Avenue North and North 59th Street, pecked away halfheartedly at a bare patch of ground nearby, before giving up and moving on to something else.

We haven’t heard back from the Parks Department yet, but we’ll let you know when we do.